Where To Stay In London?? Help!

[pinkcows]

we are going to a festival at hyde park but getting the train into euston.staying for 2 days so will probably be going into london on the next day...which areas should i look to stay in for ease of access to hyde park and euston?

[Buenchico]

Anywhere inside the Circle Line is fine (as, indeed, are plenty of locations just a little further out). Much of the cheaper accommodation in London is located around Kings Cross, Paddington/Bayswater and Stratford but there also some reasonably-priced hotels around Bloomsbury, Kensington and elsewhere.

To give you an idea of how those locations fit in with your plans:

Kings Cross is within walking distance of Euston. It's about 15 minutes from Hyde Park on the Tube.

Paddington & Bayswater (which are neighbouring areas) are about 10 minutes on the Tube from both Euston and Hyde Park.

Stratford is the only area I've suggested which is outside the Circle Line. It would take about 30 minutes on the Tube to get to Hyde Park and about the same to get to Euston.

Bloomsbury to Hyde Park might take around 15 minutes or about 10 minutes to Euston.

You can walk from Kensington to Hyde Park and get to Euston on the Tube in under 20 minutes.

For decent quality budget accommodation try this website:
http://www.hostelworld.com/
Don't be put of by the word 'hostel' in it's name. Conduct an intitial search but then use the filters to see just hotels and B&Bs. Read the reviews carefully and look for places in the areas I've suggested.

[ummmm]

I wouldn't read reviews too closely. Reviews are often left by people expecting a 5* hotel on a hostel budget.

[jno]

yes, always assume the worst 10% reviews are written by the hotelier's rivals and the best 10% by his mum.

[magicbeatledel]

There is a Travel Lodge on Drury Lane in Covent Garden. Give them a call (0871 9846245) or just Google there web page. You can't get a much better location than that. You will be right in the middle of everything (Covent Garden, if you don't know it, is right in the heart of Londons Theatre Land) and you will be able to get to most places on foot. With a great night life too. Considering London Underground fairs are expensive, and will cost you at least £5-6 each per day (depending on where you go) to go into Central London, you may find this the better option all round when comparing prices. Have a good trip.

[pinkcows]

thanks everyone..going to the british summertime festival on a fri at 2pm..we only arrive in euston at 12.30 so case of drop bags and head off..i would prefer a travelodge tbh as you do know what your getting and only will be a base as will be heading out and eating out all weekend.thsnks!

[pinkcows]

not when tickets havent been issued yet..is maide vale too far?

[pinkcows]

only want to pay 250 tops for fri and sat...hotels com doing 10%off so will have a look at the areas suggested.

[pinkcows]

hi! i have found a couple of "grange" hotels just next to russel square...is this an ok area? doesnt seem far from euston and looks simple enough to get over to hyde park?

[Buenchico]

Russell Square is in Bloomsbury (just across the road from the British Museum), which is one of the smarter (and safer) areas of central London. It's also where my friend (who is very choosy about where he stays) always stays in London.

You can walk from Euston to Russell Square. Hyde Park Corner is just 6 stops away on the Piccadilly Line. (If you need to be at the northern side of Hyde Park, walk from Russell Square to Holborn - because it's hardly worth taking the Tube for 1 stop - and take a Central Line train for 4 or 5 stops, to Marble Arch or Lancaster Gate). Within central London, Tube stops are usually about just 2 minutes apart from each other.

[pinkcows]

we have booked the pavillion hotel sussex gardens! looks like lots of fun! hah..